Dusterbush

I know it's kind of late but I can relate to you brother. So take it from another layman, do your research. You're gonna score yourself some deals if you google enough, trust me. I used to just buy whatever was cheap and looked decent enough and I was always shooting myself in the foot by doing so. There's nothing wrong with educating yourself when it comes to this stuff anyways. You're going to find that you have to update yer parts every year or two otherwise you're gonna find yourself in the boat you're in now if you don't.

So don't be afraid to spend a few extra bucks to get your system on the right track. If you want quality and economy, go for the 9600 series for g-force. You're looking at about $200 for a cutting edge card. It'll out-perform the 8600 series by about twice as much. Guaranteed.

You're gonna want to upgrade your processor soon as well. I would highly recommend the Q6600 from intel. Again it's high-powered processor for a more than reasonable price. About $200 - $240. And it's wicked for gaming brother. I'm running with a 400W psu but I'm gonna be looking into the 600W range right away. Better to have a little extra power than not enough. I'm recommending these to you because as of right now I have a benchmark of just under 12 000 on 3dmark06.

You sound like me only a couple months ago. I've been burned a few times to take one piece of advice, GOOGLE!!! If you're ever in doubt just google something up and hit a few sites to get a consensus on things.